Hridoy still not out of danger

The condition of Hridoy, whose right hand was severed in a bus-truck collision on Tuesday, was stable, doctors said yesterday.

Prof MS Zaman Shaheen, orthopaedic department head at Dhaka Medical College Hospital, however said, “He was not out of danger”.

Hridoy, helper of the driver of the bus, also received mild head injury in the accident.

Khalid Hasan Hridoy, 19, a student of class-X, lost the hand on Dhaka-Khulna highway in Gopalganj on Tuesday, barely two weeks after Titumir College student Rajib Hossain lost his right hand in a similar accident in the capital on April 3.

Rajib, who lost his battle for life at DMCH on Tuesday, also suffered brain haemorrhage in the incident, which caused an uproar.

Prof Zaman said Hridoy's head injury was not as serious as Rajib's.

“His recovery will be swifter. We can fix a prosthetic hand through surgery within a couple of months,” he said, adding that at present doctors are focusing on his full physical recovery.

Witnesses said Hridoy was sitting on the right side back seat of a Dhaka-bound passenger bus and his hand was slightly outside when the collision took place severing his hand from the body.

He was initially taken to Gopalganj General Hospital but later transferred to Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH).

His father Robiul Islam, a bus supervisor in Gopalganj, said Hridoy has been working as a bus helper for the past two years to support his five-member family living in Khulna.

The day before the incident, Hridoy travelled to Tungipara in Gopalganj for some bus repair work.

He was about to get down from the bus within minutes when the accident happened, his father said.

Talking to The Daily Star, Hridoy said he cannot remember much about the accident. He said he remembered something “smashing” against his right hand before he lost his consciousness.